Non-refillable bottle.



E. S. STAPLES.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLIGATION HLED Amm, 1913.

Patented July 14, 1914.

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ELIsHA s. sTAPLEs, or' NEW HAVEN, CCNNECTTCUT, AssICNoE. or CNE-HALE ToCHARLES E. GRAHAM, or WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

NON-REFILLABL BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14., 1914.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ELIsHA S. STAPLES, acitizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, in the county ofNew Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Non-Refillable Bottles; and l do hereby declare thefollowing, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andthe characters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same, and

- which said drawings constitute part of this application, andrepresent, in-

Figure 1 a sectional view of a non-reillable bottle constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 a similar view` showing the bottleinverted. Fig. 3 a side view of the closure trap. Fig. 4 a top or planview of the same. Fig. 5 a sectional viewof the neck of a bottle withthe trap removed.

This invention relates to an impro-vement in non-refillable bottles, theobject being to provide a trap adapted to be inserted into the neck of abottle so that refilling is prevented, and the invention consists in theconstruction hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In carrying out my invention, l form the interior of the neck 2 of thebottle 3 of usual construction with a beveled seat 4 near the lower endand with a series of inclined ribs 5 for the purpose as will hereinafterappear. Located withinA the neck and resting upon a cork ring 6 bearingupon the seat 4 is a plug 7. This plug has an upwardly eX- tendingcentrally arranged hollow post 8 formed near its lower end with a seriesof openings 9, and in the bottom of the plug around the post are aseries of passages 10i. Mounted upon the post and so as to slide freely'thereon is a closure 11 formed with a flange 12 adapted to close thepassages 10 and also close the openings 9. This closure 11 is formedfrom light material, such as cork or aluminum. Over the top of the postand closing the upper end thereof is a cap 13 formed in its side wallswith ports 14. The upper end of the cap is also formed with a flange 15,and in the center of the outer end of the cap isa central recess 16 inwhich is seated a weight 17. Connected with the plug 7 is a head 18, andpreferably the connection between the plug and head is made bv a collar19 formed in opposite edges with bayonet notches 20 to engage with lugs21 and '22 formed respectively `at the upper end of the plug and thelower end of the head, and this collar is also formed with a series of`externally arranged inclined lugs 23 which will engage with theinclined ribs 15 in the neck of the bottle, and so that the plug will becrowded down into its seat. The space between the head and neck of thebottle will be filled with cement 24, and preferably the head and neckare formed with anchoring notches 81. ln this head is a transversechamber 25, and opening into this chamber from the bottom are passages2G, and opening into the chamber from the top are passages 27, thepassages 26 and 27 being out of alinement with each other. In thebottomk of the head is a centrally arranged clearance opening 28 toreceive the upper end or: stem 29 vof the weight 17. Into the mouth ofthe bottle above the head 18a stopper or cork 30 may be placed. Thebottle is filled before the closure is inserted, and the plug and thehead will be coupled together, and together turned into place in theneck of the bottle so that the plug will be crowded to its seat, and thecement inserted around the head.

llhen the bottle is tipped as shown in Fig. 2 of lthe drawings, the uidwill force the closure 11 so as to clear the openings 9 allowing thefluid to enter the chamber in the post. This movement of the closurewill move the cap 13 and allow the liquid to escape from the chamber inthe post through the ports 14 and around the cap to the passages 26 intothe chamber 25 and escape through the passages 27. When the bottle isagain placed in an upright position the closure 11 drops back so as toclose the openings 9 and passages 10 so that the bottle will be closedwithout the insertion of the cork or stopper, the weight 17 tending tocrowd the cap downward and hence hold the closure in place. By arrangingthe passages 26 and 27 out of alinement with each other it is impossibleto insert a wire or any other device in such a way as to lift the capand closure to enable the bottle to be refilled. A bottle provided witha closure like that described can therefore be used but once.

I claim 1. A non-reillable bottle having its neck formed near its lowerend with a seat, the side walls of the neck formed with inclined ribs, aplug resting on said seat, said plug y a cap set over the top of saidpost and formed in the side wallsl with ports, a head formed with atransverse chamber, openings from the top of the head into said chamberand from the bottom of the head into said chamber, said openings beingout of alinement, a weight between the head and post, a Coupling Collarconnecting the head y and post and formed with pairs of inclined lugsadapted to engage'with the ribs on the inner walls of the neck.

2. A non-refillable bottle having its neck formed near kits lower endwith a seat, the inner walls of the neck formed with a series ofinclined ribs, a plug resting on said seat, said plug formed with acentrally arranged upwardly vextending hollow post, said post formednear its lowersend with the shape of the stufng boX and having dithepost formed with openings to provide passages, a closure around saidpost and adaptedlto close said openingsand passages, a cap set over theupper end of the post and formed in its side walls with'ports, a headformed with a transverse chamber, openings frornthe bottom of the headinto said chainbrer, and openings from the upper end of ythe head intosaid chamber, said openings and the lower end of the head formed withlugs, a coupling ring formed with bayonet slots adapted to engage withthe lugs 0n the head and plug whereby the head and plug are connectedtogether, said collarformed with externally arranged lugs adapted toengage with the ribs in the neck of the bottle whereby the head and plugkare locked in the neck.

In testimony whereof, I have vsigned this specication in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ELISHA. S. STAPLES.

Witnesses:

FREDERIC C. EARLE, M. P. NICHOLS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by`addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

